It is said that childhood trauma takes a lifetime to heal.
But the collapse of an adult's worldview is a spiritual ruin that is difficult to heal in a lifetime.
For Wu Hainan, his best friend turned to the dark side, and his most respected elder turned out to be the despicable mastermind behind Oasis. Such a devastating blow would be an indelible shadow for anyone.
"His desperate methods show that he's not afraid of death, he's afraid of not dying." Ma Dongmei set up a newly launched sniper rifle from the Allied Forces and fired precisely at the parasite not far away.
Wu Hainan's fists were engulfed in flames as he charged alone into the group of parasitic humans, tearing a gap in their path with his bare fists.
The scorching hot punches slammed into the parasitic monsters' grayish-white, swollen bodies, and the burning flames immediately enveloped their soft skin.
Inside the dimly lit air-raid shelter, firelight flickered intermittently, accompanied by the monotonous, hoarse growls of the monsters.
"Xiaoyuan, seal the entrance, don't let these guys get away!"
The little girl wearing glasses in the Songbei shelter responded and made a mudra with her hands in front of her chest.
Blackened energy surged across the ground, and a heavy rumble echoed beneath their feet. A few seconds later, several solid earthen shields rose from the ground, completely sealing the entrance.
Upon seeing this, the parasites immediately turned their attention to the earth-elemental girl.
"Xiao Yuan! Be careful!" Pan Zhi reminded her anxiously, while using a water shield to firmly block Xiao Yuan's path.
"rest assured!"
The little girl with glasses smiled mischievously.
Immediately afterwards, charred earth elemental energy rapidly spread upwards from her ankles, quickly covering Xiaoyuan's petite body. The earth elemental energy formed a solid armor on Xiaoyuan's skin, enveloping her entire body except for a pair of clear and delicate eyes.
Zhang Xiaojuan, who was rubbing clay figures nearby, was stunned. "Holy crap, it can even transform into an armored warrior?"
"Look at other people's earth-based abilities, they can already transform into Gundams and wreak havoc. And look at our earth-based abilities, we're almost 30 and still just playing with children's clay." Han Rui sighed, glancing pityingly at Zhang Xiaojuan in the corner.
"I didn't know how before, but now that I've seen the world, I know how!"
Zhang Xiaojuan tried covering her arms with earth elements, and sure enough, a hard protective layer was immediately formed on her arms.
"boom!"
Zhang Xiaojuan imitated Wu Hainan by raising her hand and blasting it forward. The exploding earth element instantly blasted the several swaying parasites in front of her into human fragments.
"It's true what they say, you're never too old to learn." Zhang Xiaojuan blew a happy breath onto her fist.
With the two teams working together, the surging monsters were quickly dealt with.
In order to eradicate the problem completely, Wu Hainan burned all the corpses of the parasites to ashes, and also sifted out many crystal-clear grayish-brown nuclei from the ashes.
"These crystal cores are so dirty." Xiao Yu rinsed them with water for a while, then helplessly carried the crystal cores back to Lu Sheng's side.
Normal crystal nuclei should be clear and translucent, refracting a dazzling light when exposed to direct light. However, the crystal nuclei extracted from ashes appeared to be covered with a layer of dust, dark and opaque, with some even showing slight cracks on the surface.
Wu Hainan picked up a crystal and explained to everyone, "When a human is parasitized, their own energy is stimulated more rapidly, which is equivalent to taking a stimulant. However, the side effect is that the crystal core cannot withstand this excessive pressure, and its lifespan will be greatly reduced."
"You mean, even if we don't kill these parasitized people, they will die soon?" Su Zheng asked, his brows furrowed.
"right."
The expressions of everyone present were solemn.
These despicable parasites! They treat humans like petri dishes; anyone who gets on them will die!
Pan Zhi clutched four or five crystal cores in his sweaty little hands and presented them to Shi Nian like treasures, "Niannian, I just killed a few monsters and dug up some crystal cores, you can have these."
Shi Nian blinked her big, watery eyes at Pan Zhi, then at the crystal core in his hand, and pouted slightly before hiding behind Xu Yi.
"I'm not playing with you, you eat bugs."
Pan Zhi looked hurt and hung his head in dejection.
Zhao Mujia, always eager for drama, raised an eyebrow and teased Pan Zhi, "Aren't there any young girls at the Songbei Shelter? Why are you bothering our Shi Nian sister?"
"All the young girls in our shelter have been snatched away by the vice-captain!" Pan Zhi pounded his chest and stomped his feet, looking resentfully at the roguish-looking young man next to Wu Hainan.
The team at Songbei Shelter consisted of five men and three women. During the brief intermission, the three young girls all huddled together next to that man.
Zhao Mujia's face was full of envy. "Are all these your vice-captain's girlfriends???"
“Although he’s not my girlfriend, none of the young girls in our base dislike him!” Pan Zhi’s resentful gaze pierced Qin Bo like a knife.
Facing the gazes of the crowd, the man named Qin Bo simply smiled amicably.
"Some are dying of drought, while others are drowning in floods," Zhao Mujia clenched his fist indignantly.
After a short rest, the group decided to split into three teams to search for the monster's lair.
The air-raid shelter branched into several passages, and Lu Sheng, Wu Hainan, and Su Zheng each led a team to search in different directions.
Wu Hainan led his men through the leftmost passage, but they were attacked by monsters not far away.
With so many monsters, Wu Hainan and his companions had to fight and retreat.
"You guys retreat first! I'll hold off these freaks!" Xiaoyuan used an earthen wall to temporarily block the parasitic monsters' attack.
"Well done."
Just as she was concentrating on unleashing her supernatural power, a clear male voice suddenly came from behind her.
The footsteps grew closer, and someone slowly walked up behind her.
"who?"
Xiao Yuan turned around sharply and saw a tall, slender figure standing behind her in the darkness.
"Vice Captain?"
Qin Bo slowly emerged from the shadows, a faint smile playing on his lips. "I'm worried about you."
Xiao Yuan looked surprised, but a faint blush quickly rose on her face.
She had always secretly loved Qin Bo, but Qin Bo was surrounded by far too many girls.
"Didn't you go look for someone first? I can handle things here."
Qin Bo beckoned to Xiao Yuan to come with him, "Hurry up, let's catch up with them, I have something to tell you."
"What is it?"
Xiao Yuan followed Qin Bo with some curiosity, running all the way until they stopped in a slightly secluded, narrow passage.
"Vice Captain, what's the matter?"
Qin Bo's handsome face was hidden in the shadows, but a fierce glint suddenly flashed in his eyes.
"I wanted to say... I'm a little hungry..."
"What's the meaning?"
Xiaoyuan sensed something was wrong, but it was too late.
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